Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityBeirut says it will take months to implement the pilot zones demilitarization program and Israel is not anxious to withdraw its military from the IDF-occupied buffer zone in southern LebanonShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeAmos Harel06:12 AM • August 09 2026 IDTThe implementation of the agreement signed between Israel and Lebanon in June, which calls for the disarming of Hezbollah and the gradual withdrawal of the IDF from southern Lebanon, is expected to continue very slowly.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LebanonIran nuclearIsrael - U.S.HezbollahBenjamin NetanyahuDonald TrumpCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesMichigan PrimaryCori BushGazaHezbollahNetanyahuDavid BarneaElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNeither Side in a Rush to Apply Israel-Lebanon AccordSaudi Arabia Says Fire Broke Out at Oil Facility Near Yemen BorderTurkey Says Egypt May Join Defense Pact Once Technical Matters Sorted OutThe Lesson on Palestine Solidarity From a Concentration CampWho Wears the Pants in This Government? Netanyahu's Wife and SonRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' PlanFormer Mossad Chief Appointed to Lead U.S. Defense Technology Company'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'